Sat, Sep 13, 2008
Notes Delta Will Restore Routes In October
There
is no shortage of airline seats to or between the Hawaiian Islands
despite the closure of Aloha Airlines and ATA Airlines in April
this year. That's the message from Hawaii tourism officials,
concerned over "misinformation" in some media the number of air
seats between the US Mainland and Hawaii has dropped in excess of
25 percent since the two carriers ceased operations in April.
"That simply is not the case," said John Monahan, president and
CEO of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB). "There
were ample seats on flights from the US Mainland to Hawaii during
summer and the same is true going forward into the fall."
Airline schedule data provided by Sabre Airport Consulting
Services, a leading airline industry research firm, shows that
transpacific capacity dropped about 15 percent following the
closure of the two airlines and has remained stable in the five
months since.
"That number carries even less impact because when those
carriers were flying, there was an oversupply of capacity from the
US Mainland," says Monahan. "Getting to and from Hawaii is not an
issue."
In fact, even more seats to Hawaii will be available October 1
when Delta Air Lines resumes several flights to the Hawaiian
Islands that had been cancelled earlier in the year. The flights
from Los Angeles to Kauai and Hawaii's Big Island, and from Atlanta
to Honolulu, contributed to an 8 percent year-over-year increase in
Delta's Hawaii schedules and are being reinstated because of
increased demand.
HVCB also reports that Hawaiian Airlines, go! Airlines, and
Island Air have added service and aircraft to replace the
interisland seats lost as a result of Aloha's closure.
The Board notes travel around the islands will become even
easier in the next few months, as Hawaiian Airlines adds 36 percent
more seats to its fleet with the purchase of four more
123-passenger Boeing 717 aircraft. The aircraft will be introduced
into service at the rate of one a month beginning October 1.
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